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About the
Opportunity:
We are seeking a
motivated and experienced individual to join the Physiotherapy
Department as a Senior Physiotherapist (Rehabilitation/Aged Care)
within the Royal Perth Bentley Group.
This is a Permanent,
Full-Time position working 76 hours per fortnight and is primarily
based at the Bentley Health Service with possible work at other
EMHS sites.
In this role, the successful applicant will provide
advanced physiotherapy services, lead clinical practice, and
contribute to multidisciplinary rehabilitation and aged care
services.
Key
responsibilities:
Deliver advanced
physiotherapy assessment, treatment and evaluation
services.
Coordinate complex
caseloads.
Provide specialist
clinical advice.
Supervise staff,
assistants and
students.
Participate in
multidisciplinary care
planning.
Lead quality
improvement and research
activities.
Maintain clinical
documentation and administrative
responsibilities.
For more information regarding this position, we encourage you
to refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) attached
For further job-related Information:
for
further information, we encourage you to contact Carol Watson on
**************.
Suitability Criteria:
Tertiary qualification
in Physiotherapy and eligible for
registration.
Advanced rehabilitation
and aged care physiotherapy
experience.
Ability to coordinate
and evaluate services.
Knowledge of quality
improvement principles.
Strong
communication and teamwork
skills.
Area Profile
: The East Metropolitan
Health Service (EMHS) comprises an extensive hospital
and health service network that aims
to maintain and improve the
health and wellbeing of more than 828,000 Western Australians in
its catchment area.
Our hospital network works
together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and
specialist health care services including emergency and
critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgery,
general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient
services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and
women's, children's and neonates services.
The EMHS consists of Royal
Perth Hospital; Mt Lawley
Hospital; Armadale Health Service;
Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God
Midland Public Hospital and a range of community and
population health services.
Bentley Health Service
(BHS) is a fully accredited public
hospital located 10km from the Perth CBD and
forms part of the Royal Perth Bentley Mount
Lawley Group.
BHS provides quality
healthcare to the community, specialising in the delivery of
rehabilitation, community child and
adolescent health, mental
health care and aged care
services.




The range of services
includes specialist outpatient services, Allied Health,
General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Gynaecology and
Urology.
EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by
people who are representative of the diverse communities
we assist.
We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people
to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual
orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics,
including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse
backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or
bodily diversity, and people with disability.
WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a
part of WA Health's Aboriginal Workforce Policy.
As a measure to
achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act ****
applies to this position.
Aboriginal people are encouraged to
apply.
Employee Benefits:
Our employees enjoy a
range of perks which may include (in line with operational
requirements):
Professional Development Opportunities and Study
leave/assistance.
Flexible working arrangements.
Flexible leave arrangements.
Other professional and location-based allowances.
12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your
choice.
For information on superannuation
click here.
Fitness Passport- discounted access to select
gyms,
pools, and fitness centres
across Australia
Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work
How to Apply:
Applicants are requested to
apply online ()
and provide suitable Referees, it is preferable for your referee to
be a current supervisor or manager.
Satisfactory references are an
essential part of East Metropolitan Health Service's (EMHS)
recruitment.
Set yourself up to succeed in your application by
providing suitable, contactable referees.
Applicants are advised to write a covering letter
outlining their suitability for this position and attach their
current resume or curriculum vitae.
In addition to this, applicants
are requested to provide a separate document (maximum three pages)
addressing each of the essential and desirable selection criteria
outlined on page four of the Job Description Form (JDF) attached.
When responding to each criterion, we encourage you to use
real-world examples from your career as this will assist us in




assessing your suitability.
These documents should be
complete and ready to attach prior to applying online.
Please
ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application
process as you will be required to answer various questions and
attach your documentation.
Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants
must have valid Australian work rights.
This includes visa holders.
Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold
citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing
employment in Australia.
We are committed to building a workplace culture that values
diversity and inclusion.
We actively promote applications from
people with disability.
Reasonable adjustments will be provided to
support you through the recruitment process.
Please contact
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to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the
application or selection process.
Other Conditions:
WA Health engages staff in
positions of trust and responsibility.
WA Health policies require
applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity
checking as part of the appointment process.
As well as undertaking
a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may
also be required to undertake a working with children
check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment
health assessment.
We may ask referees to comment on your integrity
and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Please note that
adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant
but will be considered as part of the appointment
process.
This position is subject to a Western
Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check.
For further
information please refer to the WWC website at:
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be
considered for other 'similar' vacancies within EMHS and/or the
wider WA public sector.
In addition to this, should the successful
applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next
most suitable applicant may also be selected from this
process.
Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve
(12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the
recruitment decision.
Help in submitting your application:
If
you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on ******** for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Lodgement is system generated.
Any submissions on, or
after, Monday 17th August ******:00pm will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.

📌 Senior Physiotherapist (Perth)
🏢 Department of Health (WA Health)
📍 Perth